Year 3

Year 3 Curriculum Projects

Year 3 Project - Rocks, Relics and Rumbles

In the Rocks, Relics and Rumbles project, your child will learn about the different layers of the Earth, including plate tectonics and their potential effects on the Earth's surface. They will investigate different types of rock to learn about their uses and properties. They will also investigate soil and fossils, including learning about the work of Mary Anning. They will have the opportunity to use maps to learn about the lines of latitude and longitude and a compass to learn about the cardinal and intercardinal points. They will also learn about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis and the long and short-term consequences that these can have.

Memorable Experience - Let's Rock! with Mrs Martinez

History - Significant people - Mary Anning; Pompeii

Geography - Layers of the Earth; Rocks; Plate tectonics; Ring of Fire; Features of volcanoes; Lines of latitude and longitude; Volcanic eruptions; Earthquakes and tsunamis; compass points; Maps

This project is also supported by mini projects in:

Science: Forces and Magnets

Art and Design: Ammonite

Design and Technology: Making it Move

Computing: derived from D.A.R.E.S

Music: derived from Kapow 

PE: derived from TeamThemeKent Resources

PSHE: derived from Jigsaw

RE: derived from Kent SACRE Curriculum

More information about the Year 3 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 3 Long Term Plan 2024 document found below. 

 

Year 3 Key Information

In Year 3, PE lessons are timetabled for Monday (Gymnastics) and Thursday (Hockey)

Ear-rings removed for the day please.

 

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English

This week we are having a topic introduction. "Mrs Martinez" from a Museum will be visiting (she looks very similar to Mrs Martin...) and inspiring the children to investigate different types of rocks.

In addition there will be reading comprehensions through the week that link to the Geography topic, Rocks, Relics and Rumbles. These will deepen the children's understanding and enhance their knowledge of new vocabulary. 

Spellings

13.1.25

use

few

cue

beauty

beautiful

tube

excuse

fortune

volume

altitude

substitute

new

knew

nephew

chewy

rescue

Tuesday

continue

due

pursue

 

Maths

We are continuing our unit on multiplication and division. In Year 3 we recap 2s,5s,10s, and build to 3s,4s and 8 times tables. 

We are learning how to multiply 2 digit numbers by a one digit number, with and without exchange. For example:

32x2=

30x2=60

2x2=4

60+4=64

Or with exchange:

32x5=

30x5=150

2x5=10

150+10=160

 

The children have been using Times Table Rock Stars and this is something they can access at home. Their log in is the same as their Numbots log in. 

Additional Information

PLEASE ENSURE ALL EAR-RINGS ARE REMOVED ON PE DAYS 

Term 3 PE days are Monday -Gymnastics (bare feet)

Thursday -Hockey (warm clothes needed)

 

Children need their reading book in school every day. 

 

Spellings week beginning

20.1.25

mum

summer

come

limb

bump

plump

mushroom

clammy

comma

comment

mammoth

spamming

some

someday

someone

welcome

income

bomb

comb

thumb

 

 

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We encourage the children to:

• Read every day for at least 15 minutes.
• Spend 15 minutes on TTRS or Numbots.
• Access their spellings on Spelling Shed